Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Taking a gap year a) Which of the words and phrases below could you use to answer the following questions? Make mind maps to sort the items accordingly. • What is a gap year? • Why do people take a gap year? • When can a gap year be taken? • Where can you go? • What can you do? • How could a gap year be organised? academic year • commitment • degree course • determination • enterprise • expedition • formal education • independent • internship • learning experiences • maturity • organisational skills • period of time • postgraduate course • self-motivation • structured gap package • travel company • travel destination • tuition fee • voluntary work to encourage sb. to do sth. • to finish school • to go directly to university • to have/take a break • to look for adventure • to look good on the CV • to pay for accommodation • to pick up new skills • to save up for a trip • to see more of the world • to spend one’s time • to start higher education • to take on a part-time job b) Complete the sentences below with suitable words from above. 1. A “gap year” is a period of time, usually an academic year , when a student takes a break from formal education. It is often spent travelling or working. 2. In the past you took a gap year if you had to retake exams or had problems between and starting higher education and then starting a career. 3. Many universities students to take a gap year, and employers are happy to give jobs to students who have gained experience through a gap year. 4. A year out before moving on to higher education can give young people useful learning experiences, help them new skills and make them more independent. 5. Gap years can also be taken at a different time, for example, by someone who wants to break up their or to do something different before a postgraduate course. 6. A lot of gap year students choose to do . This could include teaching in Nepal, taking part in a conservation project in Ghana, or helping to rebuild a village in Chile. 7. Popular gap year activities for young people include surfing in Hawaii, wakeboarding in Italy, kitesurfing in Egypt or bungee jumping in New Zealand. 8. Many gap year students just want to . According to a British survey, the top five travel destinations for 2013 were Tibet, Indonesia, Taiwan, Eastern Europe and Canada. 9. Most students who are planning a gap year take on a part-time job to for the trip. 10. Because the gap year is so popular and needs to be cheap, travel companies now offer structured where your entire trip is worked out for you. c) Write short paragraphs on the six questions from task a. Use the words and phrases from this section. 3 102 Lifelong learning 20 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv